VerdeGo Aero Advances in AFWERX Crowdsourcing Challenge

The hybrid-electric propulsion tech company is one of 11 companies advancing in the High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, it said.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, February 08, 2022 at 05:31 PM ET

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VerdeGo says it's the only finalist focused on applying hybrid-electric powerplant technology across multiple potential airframe customers. [Courtesy: VerdeGo Aero]

Key Takeaways:

Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo Aero was recently selected to develop a high-performance turbine hybrid-electric powerplant as part of a Department of Defense High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, the company announced.

VerdeGo Aero is one of 11 companies selected out of 200 to advance in the HSVTOL Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).